The Phonemes

The Phonemes were a Canadian indie pop band from Toronto, Ontario, active in the 2000s.^[1] A trio whose core members were vocalist and songwriter Magali Meagher, bassist Liz Forsberg and drummer Matias Rozenberg,^[2] the group's two releases on Blocks Recording Club also featured guest contributions from Owen Pallett, Katie Crown, Bob Wiseman, Steve Kado and Leon Taheny.

Meagher, a native of Guelph who moved to Toronto in 1998 and was a supporting musician in The Hidden Cameras,^[3] started the band in 2003.^[4] The band released its self-titled debut EP in 2004,^[1] and followed up with the full-length album There's Something We've Been Meaning to Do in 2007.^[5] In 2009, they contributed the non-album track "April, Let's Send His Colleagues an E-mail" to the compilation album Friends in Bellwoods II.^[6] They supported their music with some touring, both as a band^[3] and Meagher on her own in collaboration with Wiseman and Jason Trachtenburg.^[7]

The band did not release any further music after "April, Let's Send His Colleagues an E-mail". Meagher subsequently toured with Laura Barrett, Alysha Haugen and Dana Snell (of The Bicycles) in Sheezer, an all-female Weezer tribute band.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "Phonemic fun: Indie pop trio flirt with the dark side". Now, January 29, 2004.
^ "Phonemes make sound with meaning". Queen's Journal, January 15, 2008.
^ ^a ^b Adrian Mack, "The Phonemes’ Magali Meagher is happy to play anywhere". The Georgia Straight, June 2, 2010.
^ "Another spark from Guelph connection; The Phonemes' Magali Meagher keeps finding herself at the centre of music explosions". Guelph Mercury, May 11, 2006.
^ Alex Molotkow, "The Phonemes: There's Something We've Been Meaning to Do". Exclaim!, May 23, 2007.
^ Stephenson Price, "Friends in Bellwoods II Charity Comp Ropes in Final Fantasy, Rural Alberta Advantage, Ohbijou". Exclaim!, April 21, 2009.
^ "Dynamic trio completes Salmon Arm concert series". Kelowna Capital News, May 9, 2007.
^ "Ladies sing the Blue; All-woman Weezer tribute turns guy tunes on their head". Ottawa Sun, February 1, 2012.

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[phonemicfun-1] "Phonemic fun: Indie pop trio flirt with the dark side". Now, January 29, 2004.

[2] "Phonemes make sound with meaning". Queen's Journal, January 15, 2008.

[mack-3] Adrian Mack, "The Phonemes’ Magali Meagher is happy to play anywhere". The Georgia Straight, June 2, 2010.

[4] "Another spark from Guelph connection; The Phonemes' Magali Meagher keeps finding herself at the centre of music explosions". Guelph Mercury, May 11, 2006.

[5] Alex Molotkow, "The Phonemes: There's Something We've Been Meaning to Do". Exclaim!, May 23, 2007.

[6] Stephenson Price, "Friends in Bellwoods II Charity Comp Ropes in Final Fantasy, Rural Alberta Advantage, Ohbijou". Exclaim!, April 21, 2009.

[7] "Dynamic trio completes Salmon Arm concert series". Kelowna Capital News, May 9, 2007.

[8] "Ladies sing the Blue; All-woman Weezer tribute turns guy tunes on their head". Ottawa Sun, February 1, 2012.

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